Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019
Category — 1847 Issue—Plate Varieties
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10¢ 1847 with the "Stick Pin" plate variety cancelled in red on a beautiful cover10¢ Black, "Stick Pin" in Tie (2 var), Position 52L, large margins to full at bottom right, tied by red grid cancel with matching "Norfolk Va. 8 Aug." (1850) circular datestamp on folded letter to Holmesburg, Pennsylvania, bit worn file fold not affecting stamp or postal markings, Very Fine and choice stamp, a scarce on-cover example of this plate variety, ex Kelley and Boker
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E. 750-1,000
1,800